| You should at least tape the pipe joints or find a coupler. I have an article on drainage at my website, since I installed many of them while working at university campuses and golf courses. At my site link below, click Advice in the menu, then afterward, choose Advice page 2 from the flash buttons. When you get to Advice Page 2, find the drainage topic in the list. You may find the soil article relevant too. There should be a topic about making dry creekbeds functional by running drainage to them. It turns the dry creekbed into a storage or drainage cistern. |
Here is a link that might be useful: mdvaden.com > go to advice, then advice page 2
| Old topic, but yes, I was reading that drainage advice and explanation this morning. The tips look very current. The path to the page is a bit different now. Below is the drainage advice page address direct. The stuff on soil care stemming from really puts things together. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Drainage and French Drain Advice
| Any garden drainage system must have somewhere to drain to - a ditch, creek, swale, pond, etc. As you have clay soil, a soakaway is not likely to be sufficient as your soil cannot drain the volume away fast enough. The website below has a lot of information on soakaways. Just click on 'SOAKAWAY' on the side nav. bar. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sewage Treatment Plant, Septic Tank and Drainage Soakaway Systems
